Stanford and Cal joined and took a reduced share from the ACC because they had no place else to go. The Big 10 wanted them, but the media partners weren't willing to pay for them so they didn't get invited to the Big 10. If the Big 10 offers Stanford and/or Cal, they would leave the ACC yesterday.
I don't think the BigTen would want Stanford or Cal anymore. 20 years ago, sure. Great academic schools with lots of cable boxes. Rutgers got the cable box invite, but it's too late for Cal and Stanford. Nobody cares about the schools' football teams, and that's what gets you an invite nowadays.
I'm not sure that's actually correct.
I disagree. It all comes down to how large the P2 conferences will become and how does it make financial sense for the media partners. I really don't think 4 West Coast schools makes sense for the Big 10 and I would think they will add 2 to 3 old Pac 12 schools in the future.
Yes, but so long as we both acknowledge that nothing you've typed implies that the ACC will implode or that the PAC12 will be similar money...
FSU has a big problem in having a bad coach, same thing in Miami. To go 2-10 with all the talent FSU has is a situation where you should be fired. Miami has a coach who every year has a what the duckk moment where he loses a game he should win. The Big doesn't need those problems.
I can't get a good handle on what subscription money goes for. I wish they would give some examples. Do they give the money to the Athletic Department or directly to the student-athletes? This is what they said:
This is going to motivate the major conferences even more to go for NCAA tournament expansion. We just went from 37 to 36 at large bids due to this.
Interesting though...that a school that went 2-10 last year is in the top 10 of class recruiting rankings in 247, ESPN, Rivals....FSU lost a ton of talent from the 2023 team....13 were drafted...other talents Portalled into NIL deals... 24 was a complete rebuild...the 2025 class looks pretty good. The climb will begin...they need to win 8...Opening with Bama, playing Miami, Florida, and Clemson won't leave much room.
The only hope Stanford has of making The B1G is as ND's +1. That said with The CFP affording ND special privileges, that could be many years in the future if ever. My gut feeling is that The B1G would probably move to poach UNC and FSU if at all possible. Most of the Southern ACC Schools would realistically prefer The SEC, but who knows how many would actually have a spot in the conference outside of UNC? Would the SEC adopt a defensive posture and take schools like Clemson, GT, and FSU just to keep The B1G out of the region? As great of a school as UVA is, much like Stanford, academics alone will not carry the day for any new B1G Selection. TV Rankings and potential streaming dollars will likely be the driver.
It’s my favorite conference for watching games on tv (not including the Big East). Very entertaining, good crowds and I’m not supporting the P4 when doing it.
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